From lojbab@lojban.org Mon Apr 07 11:23:13 2003 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_6_5); 7 Apr 2003 18:23:12 -0000 Received: (qmail 95273 invoked from network); 7 Apr 2003 18:23:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.216) by m12.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 7 Apr 2003 18:23:12 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO digitalkingdom.org) (204.152.186.175) by mta1.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 7 Apr 2003 18:23:12 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.12) id 192bGx-0002Fn-00 for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Mon, 07 Apr 2003 11:23:11 -0700 Received: from digitalkingdom.org ([204.152.186.175] helo=chain) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 192bGg-0002FM-00; Mon, 07 Apr 2003 11:22:55 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 07 Apr 2003 11:22:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lakemtao03.cox.net ([68.1.17.242]) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 192bGX-0002F6-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Mon, 07 Apr 2003 11:22:45 -0700 Received: from lojban.lojban.org ([68.100.92.1]) by lakemtao03.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.05 201-253-122-122-105-20011231) with ESMTP id <20030407182215.KVZT23518.lakemtao03.cox.net@lojban.lojban.org> for ; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 14:22:15 -0400 Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.0.20030407142014.03402c20@pop.east.cox.net> X-Sender: rlechevalier@pop.east.cox.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 14:22:53 -0400 To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Re: samcu In-Reply-To: <200304071008.37954.phma@webjockey.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-archive-position: 4738 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: lojbab@lojban.org Precedence: bulk X-list: lojban-list From: Robert LeChevalier Reply-To: lojbab@lojban.org X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=1120595 X-Yahoo-Profile: lojbab At 10:08 AM 4/7/03 -0400, Pierre Abbat wrote: >The official definition of {samcu} is any of three different plants: >Taro (Colocasia) is in the arum family. >Manioc (Manihot) is in the spurge family (as is the poinsettia). >Yam (Dioscorea) is in the yam family. >Which of these, if any, is the default meaning of {samcu}? Probably any/all of them. In a context where you are talking about pretty flowers, it might be the poinsettia; if you are going to eat it, it might be a yam. Good place for some disambiguating lujvo. gismu are supposed to have as generalized a meaning as possible, so as to enable such use in lujvo. lojbab -- lojbab lojbab@lojban.org Bob LeChevalier, President, The Logical Language Group, Inc. 2904 Beau Lane, Fairfax VA 22031-1303 USA 703-385-0273 Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: http://www.lojban.org